Growth of colorless silicon carbide crystals

摘要

Large single crystals of silicon carbide are grown in a furnace sublimation system. The crystals are grown with compensating levels of p-type and n-type dopants (i.e., roughly equal to levels of the two dopants) in order to produce a crystal that is essentially colorless. The crystal may be cut and fashioned into synthetic gemstones having extraordinary toughness and hardness, and a brilliance meeting or exceeding that of diamond.